by David Woods | Importing Data
Hard drives die, sometimes with no warning. Hackers are developing new ransomware schemes to “lock” your data unless you pay to have access restored. Early in my career, a building I worked in caught fire, destroying my computer. While data losses like...
by David Woods | Collaboration, Transana Multiuser, Writing Tools
Writing Tools in Transana There are two important ways I use Transana Professional’s writing tools when I am doing qualitative analysis. Creating Progress Logs. These are useful in tracking what I’ve done and where I’m headed. In Transana Multiuser they are also...
by David Woods | Time Codes, Transcription
My first thought as I watched the first U.S. Presidential debate of 2020 was “Oh, those poor transcribers.” I recognized the huge challenge this would present for transcribers, with constant interruptions and so much overlapping speech. I knew it would...
by David Woods | Analysis, Coding, Keywords, Reports, Maps and Graphs
Transana’s Reports, Maps, and Graphs (referred to collectively as the Reports) are powerful tools for increasing your understanding of qualitative data that you’ve coded and categorized. As I talked about in “Making Sense of Your Coded Data,” your reports include all...
by David Woods | Analysis, Coding, Mixed Methods, Qualitative Research, Reports, Maps and Graphs
So you’ve added a bunch of documents and images and episodes to Transana. You’ve developed a set of keywords that represent your coding system. You’ve made a bunch of selections and you’ve categorized and coded them. You’re ready to start working with Transana’s...
